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This show comes in a whopping 18-20 years after the previous release and makes you feel like it was just yesterday you were watching the original. Everything about this sequel is on the mark. The animation is gorgeous, the entire cast is EXACTLY the same and everyone sounds as if they haven't aged a day despite the huge gap in production. You can tell this was handled with love and care. If you've
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This show comes in a whopping 18-20 years after the previous release and makes you feel like it was just yesterday you were watching the original. Everything about this sequel is on the mark. The animation is gorgeous, the entire cast is EXACTLY the same and everyone sounds as if they haven't aged a day despite the huge gap in production. You can tell this was handled with love and care. If you've seen Cardcaptor Sakura, watch this. If you haven't, go watch that (it's on Crunchyroll!) and come back and watch this. It's worth it.

So I know this opinion will be super unpopular here, but still. Now that we are five episodes in, it's clear (pun not intended) that something is structurally wrong.

TL;DR This show deserves better. Stop treating the manga like gospel.

In the original series (henceforth TOS), the episodes were all balanced differently between magic shenanigans, slice of life and mystery. The pacing of the
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So I know this opinion will be super unpopular here, but still. Now that we are five episodes in, it's clear (pun not intended) that something is structurally wrong.

TL;DR This show deserves better. Stop treating the manga like gospel.

In the original series (henceforth TOS), the episodes were all balanced differently between magic shenanigans, slice of life and mystery. The pacing of the "mysteries" was always way too drawn out. Such is life with 70 episodes. But the other two were well handled. Some episodes featured almost no magic (converting Flower) and others were ENTIRELY about figured out a magic issue (Time, Maze etc). Some times we saw the whole cast. Other episodes were just Sakura and Kero. It meant that you never knew what to expect.

So far the Clear Card arc follows the exact same pattern every time. 18 minutes showing slice of life, 2 minutes of abrupt magic and a smattering of weird "mysteries" (more on those later). It takes Sakura almost no time or effort to catch the cards. Every episode has ~every~ character. They all eat lots of pretty food. It's getting rote. My best guess is they are trying to hard to adhere to the manga. But breaking from the manga (which is a totally different medium) is what made TOS so great. You have to adapt, not translate.

As for the "mysteries", these really annoy me. And it's not the "who is the new girl" or "who's the enemy" things. That's to be expected. But the rest of them? Let's review.

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*Syaoran is completely absentee. Never hangs out with anyone. Never around in a crisis. Acting all sketchy. The exact opposite of where we left him in TOS. **Episode 6 UPDATE: Ok so they have established that Syaoran can't sense this stuff and so CAN'T come running to help. And it really bothers him. THIS is great and will seemingly be followed up on. The other issues still stand.

*England people have gone silent. Except to talk with Syaoran. Again, I thought we were past this.

*Touya is not involved. Despite clearly knowing everything from TOS. Is also ~up to something~. But won't say what, even to Yukito. I call total BS. They are supposed to be closer than that.

*Sakura won't tell Yukito anything. Besides breaking from TOS conceit that he should be able to hear what Yue does now. And again, why the backtrack?

*Bonus weirdness. Anyone else catch Chiharu not remembering the Cinderella play. WHAT is that about?!

All the above spoilers have in two common threads. One is they backtrack on established character development from TOS. Likely much of this is to put things back in line with the manga. But frankly that's just lazy. You can alter things to keep in line the the TV show and still adapt this material.

The second thread is the more worrisome. All these issues involve capital offenses in lack of communication. All involve characters who are SUPPOSED to be close keeping secrets and not trusting each other. It is the laziest way to build tension. And whether these things hit the fans and explode or end in earnest tears, those emotions will be mostly unearned.

So in total, I kinda bored now with this system. I'm genuinely worried how this will close out. And frankly I think this show deserves better. Though still I'll watch because they have their claws in me. And the show is still kinda pleasant.

There is clearly a 90's early 00's revival going on. Everyone wants to re-live the Digimon's, the Dragonball's and the CC Sakura's that we all grew up with and miss. These revival shows can be very successful if done well. Here is my unpopular opinion/observation:

The first few episodes are everything we want: magic, Shaoran and Sakura moments, cute slice of life, comedic moments, etc. But
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There is clearly a 90's early 00's revival going on. Everyone wants to re-live the Digimon's, the Dragonball's and the CC Sakura's that we all grew up with and miss. These revival shows can be very successful if done well. Here is my unpopular opinion/observation:

The first few episodes are everything we want: magic, Shaoran and Sakura moments, cute slice of life, comedic moments, etc. But then it's very clear that the balance is off in every episode. There is way too much involvement of the new character, who is a lackluster female version of Eriol. So much screen time is wasted on her that we hardly get to see the characters we came here for, namely: Shaoran, Toya, Yukito, (even Sakura) etc. So far, all of the characters might as well be cardboard. What happened to Toya knowing everything? He clearly does. Writers, are you seriously telling me that you're going to spend another 70 episodes building to a reveal that he knows and not give him the character development and arc he clearly deserves? In addition, if we're all being honest with ourselves, we mostly came here to see how Sakura and Shaoran develop as a couple and as individuals. We want to see how time apart has changed them, and now how their reunion will climax to. At the time of this review, we're 20 episodes in and all we've gotten is a singular episode where the focus is Shaoran and Sakura. And Yukito? He might as well not be in this show. Cumulatively, he maybe has about 7 minutes of screen time. Tomoyo has no character development either. She stands in the sidelines. What else is new.

Another reviewer mentioned that there is a very clear formula to the episode. There is. We get 22 minute episodes, in which about 10 of those are slice of life, maybe 4 or so are magic/combat, 2 or so are the retelling to Shaoran about what just happened because he's almost never there for it, and the last few minutes are misc (more slice of life, Kero's channel thing, etc.) Yes, there was a formula back in the day but it used to be much more balanced. Some episodes didn't have magic, some episodes weren't slice of life, it was always different and unexpected, as another reviewer mentioned.

This show in two words is: promise unfulfilled. We spent about 70 episodes in the original CCS developing characters, relationships, seeing Sakura grow as a CC. Now, there's no character development for anyone because every episode is essential the same one, with a different coat of paint. Had we not had the previous 70 episodes to fill us with nostalgia, would any of us really still be watching? I'd say probably not. This show just isn't as compelling as the original.

TL;DR: this is what selling nostalgia but not actually caring about your product looks like.

Clear Card is visually stunning and super nostalgic, but that's all it's got going for it. It's part wholesome slice-of-life, part thriller, and entirely vapid and repetitive. They've substituted proper plot and character development for memories and suspense, and I don't appreciate it one bit!

I loved the original series, but this sequel is so frustratingly inferior that I don't even know if
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Clear Card is visually stunning and super nostalgic, but that's all it's got going for it. It's part wholesome slice-of-life, part thriller, and entirely vapid and repetitive. They've substituted proper plot and character development for memories and suspense, and I don't appreciate it one bit!

I loved the original series, but this sequel is so frustratingly inferior that I don't even know if it's worth finishing.

Immediately hit the nostalgia into my senses, but not stopping there the story continues right from where it left off if you have seen the previous seasons and the movie. This is the point where it continues right from there in perfect sync. It does so absolutely Beautifully. I believe that this is one of those sights an entire life may be dedicated just to see and if you watch it you will
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Immediately hit the nostalgia into my senses, but not stopping there the story continues right from where it left off if you have seen the previous seasons and the movie. This is the point where it continues right from there in perfect sync. It does so absolutely Beautifully. I believe that this is one of those sights an entire life may be dedicated just to see and if you watch it you will certainly agree with me.

YEARS. I WAITED YEARS FOR MORE. The originall series and manga were fantastic and I know this arc will be promising! Cardcaptor sakura is such a classic and all time favorite so of course It gets full stars! I've read the manga for the clear card arc and I'm so excited to see it all animated.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ITS SHOWING THE NEW CARD CAPTOR SAKURA .. I AM ALREADY 24 BUT MAN!! THIS IS THE REASON WHY I FELL INLOVE WITH TAROT CARDS, MOON, STARS, COSTUMES..SHAORAN AND SAKURA IS THE BEST LOVE TEAM!! AND STILL SCREAMING TO SEE MORE EPISODEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I WANT MOREEEEE !

I went ahead and watched the first episode without any subs to gather some ideas about what sort of style can be expected. I can say from watching the first episode that we are not on a collision course! Quite the opposite! Some of the scenes shown from the anime from what I can gather lead me to believe that it is staying true to what got me into the anime in the first place. Light-Hearted humor,
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I went ahead and watched the first episode without any subs to gather some ideas about what sort of style can be expected. I can say from watching the first episode that we are not on a collision course! Quite the opposite! Some of the scenes shown from the anime from what I can gather lead me to believe that it is staying true to what got me into the anime in the first place. Light-Hearted humor, combined with childish charm, and an innocent love story. Don't forget about the action!

Animation wise, the first episode leads me to believe that, just like in the past, Madhouse has taken care to keep the series to the quality of its reputation. Bright colors, solid transitions, and lively action sequences lead me to believe me that there is nothing to fear of visual nightmares in the future.

Some interesting things seemed to happen due to the gap in time between the two series. It seems that the technology grew up with us, even if Sakura didn't. Her phone seems to have gotten quite the upgrade from the brick she used to use. Her television has also seen quite the upgrade as well. It's a bit odd to observe, but it doesn't really detract from the series as much.

Overall, it's looking like a solid start to the new season. The modern animation style takes a bit to get use to, but other than that, it looks like a worthy sequel to one of the most popular series of two decades ago.

This is the only anime that made me read the manga. As soon as I found out that an anime was coming out, I instantly stopped reading the manga to prevent spoiling the anime to myself. It may seem like I only favor this anime because of nostalgic reasons, but it really is the best of it's genre by far. I liked how most of the music from the first original series is being used. Quite a nostalgic
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This is the only anime that made me read the manga. As soon as I found out that an anime was coming out, I instantly stopped reading the manga to prevent spoiling the anime to myself. It may seem like I only favor this anime because of nostalgic reasons, but it really is the best of it's genre by far. I liked how most of the music from the first original series is being used. Quite a nostalgic feeling was felt.

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Sakura had managed to capture all of the Clow Cards which could bring disaster to the world and turned them into her own Sakura Cards. Now it’s
Sakura had managed to capture all of the Clow Cards which could bring disaster to the world and turned them into her own Sakura Cards. Now it’s spring. With cherry trees in full blossom, Sakura is just entering middle school. Her beloved Syaoran has returned from Hong Kong, and Sakura was thrilled to be going to school with him again. But one night, something strange happens to her Cards... On top of that, strange things keep happening in Tomoeda. Guided by the Key she encountered in her dream, Sakura starts collecting Cards again. And then, a new girl transfers into her class...
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